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Cabinet meeting finalizes Provincial capitals, chiefs

KATHMANDU, Jan 17: The cabinet meeting held at Prime Minister’s Residence, Baluwatar has finalized temporary capitals and provincial chiefs of all seven provinces.
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KATHMANDU, Jan 17: The cabinet meeting held at Prime Minister’s Residence, Baluwatar has finalized temporary capitals and provincial chiefs of all seven provinces.  


Temporary Provincial Capital / Provincial chief:


Province 1: Biratnagar / Govinda Subba  


(Professor of English, he started his political journey from ANSFU and later joined Nepali Congress after the Referendum)  


Province 2: Janakpur / Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha  


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(Former secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture and former member of National Planning)


Province 3: Hetauda / Anuradha Koirala 


(Social activist, chairperson of Maiti Nepal)


Province 4: Pokhara / Baburam Kunwar  


(Former Attorney General under the government of Sushil Koirala)


Province 5: Rupandehi / Umakant Jha 


(Former Health secretary and health minister in the Cabinet of Khil Raj Regmi)


Province 6: Surkhet / Durga Khanal 


(Teacher, former member of National Assembly from Nepali Congress)


Province 7: Dhangadi / Mohan Raj Malla 


(Member of national Panchayat, started career from Rastriya Prajatantra Party, later joined Nepali Congress) 

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